L’Ostrica Stages One-Night Pasta Pop-Up to Test Handmade Menu Items

L’Ostrica staged a one-night pasta pop-up on Wednesday, February 18 at its Park Road address, testing handmade pastas drawn from the kitchen’s evolving test menu. Prism News documented the event in a community report published on Feb. 24, 2026, noting the restaurant’s reputation for seasonal coastal and tasting-menu service.

The restaurant’s own announcement said, “Our Pasta Pop Up returns for one night only on Wednesday, February 18. We brought back some of the new favorites and introduced some new things to love. Visit Tock for reservations.” An event listing captured an Add to Calendar window showing the pop-up running 02/18/2026 05:00 PM to 02/18/2026 10:00 PM in the America/Atikokan timezone, and L’Ostrica’s regular hours show tasting menus and bar seating begin at 5 Wednesday through Saturday.

Promotional copy for the night described an a la carte format. Upcomingevents posted, “Bring friends and enjoy a A LA CARTE menu with handmade pastas, salads, entrées, and more. Full menu to be announced soon, but will include: STARTERS - Tuna Crudo w. Winter Citrus - Ravioli w. Local Swiss Chard - Saffron Trenette w. Mussels - Lumache w. Nduja Cream - Lasagne Bolognese - Chicken Milanese - Sardinian Style Halibut.” The event page categorized the night under “Craft Beer, Food, Wine, Drink Specials.”

The pop-up took place at 4701 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209, inside the Emerson apartment building. L’Ostrica’s directions on its site specify, “We are located in the Emerson apartment building facing the courtyard and the leasing office (not facing Park Rd).” The site also lists a contact number at 704-516-7283 and a parking note: “If you use 1520 Mockingbird Lane when searching for the address, it will take you to the entrance for the parking deck.” The event listing included UI text reading “Parking Deals / LYFT / UBER.”

One captured Instagram fragment shows a different line of copy, reading, “WHEN: Thursday, January 30 RSVP: On tock.com 4701 Park Rd D, Charlotte, NC 28209. MENU: The a la carte menu will include handmade pastas,” which conflicts with the Feb. 18 date in multiple other sources. Prism News’ Feb. 24 report and L’Ostrica’s event page both identify Feb. 18 as the date and support that the pop-up occurred on that Wednesday.

Ticketing details were routed to Tock in the restaurant’s announcement and the Instagram fragment, while the Upcomingevents page displayed placeholders for “Tickets: Details & Tickets:” but did not publish prices or a ticket URL in the captured copy. For diners tracking L’Ostrica’s menu development, the pop-up served as a concrete stage for tasting items like saffron trenette with mussels and lumache with nduja cream to move from test kitchen to dining room.